Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Charleston, SC

234 
WWUS52 KCHS 222027
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
427 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

GAC179-191-222115-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-110822T2115Z/
LIBERTY GA-MCINTOSH GA-
427 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR MCINTOSH AND SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES...

AT 423 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. CATHERINES ISLAND TO MERIDIAN...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 23 MILES SOUTH OF RICHMOND HILL TO 6
MILES NORTH OF DARIEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE...BLACKBEARD
ISLAND...CARNIGAN...CRESCENT...DARIEN...EULONIA...HALFMOON LANDING...
HARRIS NECK...MERIDIAN...PINE HARBOR...RIDGEVILLE...SAPELO ISLAND...
SHELLMAN BLUFF...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...VALONA AND WOLF ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER AVAILABLE...STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND BODIES OF WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

TO REPORT HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH TWITTER USING
#WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3129 8141 3133 8144 3135 8151 3140 8159
      3174 8125 3167 8113 3163 8112 3155 8117
      3147 8119 3140 8125 3137 8124 3137 8127
      3130 8125 3129 8130 3131 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2027Z 316DEG 15KT 3161 8117 3144 8139

$$

094 
WWUS52 KCHS 222038 RRA
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
438 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

GAC179-191-222115-
/O.CON.KCHS.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-110822T2115Z/
LIBERTY GA-MCINTOSH GA-
438 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN MCINTOSH AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES...

AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BLACKBEARD ISLAND TO SAPELO ISLAND...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF DARIEN TO 8 MILES
EAST OF DARIEN...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING
WINDS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. GO
INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

THIS THUNDERSTORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN...WHICH MAY
FLOOD ROADS...DITCHES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. AVOID FLOOD PRONE AREAS
AND DO NOT DRIVE INTO PLACES WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. IF THERE IS NO SAFE SHELTER AVAILABLE...STAY AWAY FROM
ISOLATED HIGH OBJECTS AND BODIES OF WATER. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...
YOU ARE WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE.

TO REPORT HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH TWITTER USING
#WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3129 8141 3133 8144 3170 8121 3167 8113
      3163 8112 3155 8117 3147 8119 3140 8125
      3137 8124 3137 8127 3130 8125 3129 8130
      3131 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 316DEG 15KT 3158 8116 3140 8129

$$

365 
WWUS52 KCHS 222045
SVSCHS

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
445 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

GAC179-191-222055-
/O.CAN.KCHS.SV.W.0247.000000T0000Z-110822T2115Z/
LIBERTY GA-MCINTOSH GA-
445 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN MCINTOSH AND EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN LIBERTY COUNTIES HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

AT 440 PM EDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT
PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA...THUS THE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

ALTHOUGH THE IMMEDIATE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL HAS
ENDED...THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING STRIKES. THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION IS TO REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.

TO REPORT HAIL OR WIND DAMAGE...CONTACT THE CHARLESTON NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE AT 1-888-383-2024 OR EMAIL YOUR REPORTS TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT THROUGH TWITTER USING
#WXREPORT.

LAT...LON 3129 8141 3133 8144 3170 8121 3167 8113
      3163 8112 3155 8117 3147 8119 3140 8125
      3137 8124 3137 8127 3130 8125 3129 8130
      3131 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 316DEG 15KT 3156 8114 3138 8127

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
237 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY. THE FRONT
WILL STALL OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...THEN DISSIPATE
WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS FROM THE NORTH. HURRICANE IRENE
COULD IMPACT THE AREA LATE IN THE WEEK.

&&

.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT THIS TREND TO
CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS THE COMBINATION OF UPPER
LEVEL FORCING FOR ASCENT...NUMEROUS CONVECTIVE OUTFLOW
BOUNDARIES...THE SEA BREEZE AND A HIGHLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE
LEADS TO ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. WILL CONTINUE TO
MENTION SEVERE POTENTIAL IN THE FORECAST AS WELL WITH FAVORABLE
PARAMETERS FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. UPDATE OUT SHORTLY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...
TONIGHT...TSTMS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS
AS THE ATMOSPHERE GET STEADILY OVERTURNED IN THE WAKE OF
CONVECTION. THERE REMAINS MUCH UNCERTAINLY ON HOW QUICKLY
CONVECTION WILL DIE OFF...ESPECIALLY IF ACTIVITY IN THE COASTAL
CORRIDOR BECOMES ORGANIZED AND PUSHES OFFSHORE SOONER THAN
EXPECTED. WILL GO WITH 40-60 PERCENT POPS FOR THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS...HIGHEST ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES...BUT THESE WILL MOST
CERTAINLY BE ADJUSTED AS TRENDS BECOME MORE APPARENT LATER TODAY.
LOWS WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 70S INLAND TO THE UPPER 70S AT THE
COAST...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY LOWER VALUES WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE
EVENING TSTMS OCCUR. A FEW UPPER 60S WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
FAR INTERIOR AREAS... ESPECIALLY IF THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND
ASSOCIATED LOWER DEWPOINTS MEANDER INTO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS SUGGESTED BY THE 22/00Z NAM AND
GFS.

TUESDAY...THE WEAKENING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT
SOUTHWARD OVER THE FORECAST AREA ON TUESDAY...AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS TO THE NORTH. AT THE SAME TIME...THE TROUGH ALOFT WILL
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST COAST AND CREATE A WEAKNESS IN THE
UPPER LEVEL PATTERN INTO THE MID WEEK PERIOD. SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE SOLIDLY ONSHORE BY THE AFTERNOON HOURS. DESPITE DRIER DEEP
LAYER AIR INTRUDING FROM THE NORTH/NORTHWEST...THIS ONSHORE FLOW
SHOULD MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IN AT LEAST THE LOW LEVELS TO
SPAWN ISOLATED TO SCATTERED DIURNAL CONVECTION. THE MAIN FOCUS
WILL LIKELY BE THE SEABREEZE AND ANY BOUNDARY INTERACTIONS.

THE SURFACE HIGH WILL SLIP INTO THE ATLANTIC TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH
A COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOPING ALONG ITS SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. ENHANCED
MOISTURE AND CONVERGENCE COULD MAINTAIN ISOLATED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORM
OVER THE MARINE ZONES AND LOCALLY ONSHORE INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY...HURRICANE IRENE WILL BE STEADILY PROGRESSING THROUGH THE
BAHAMAS ON WEDNESDAY...LIKELY ENHANCING THE COASTAL TROUGH ACROSS
THE LOCAL WATERS TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM. NUMERICAL MODELS
INDICATE A SWATH OF DEEP MOISTURE PUSHING THROUGH THE MARINE ZONES
AND LOCALLY ONSHORE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE
CONTINUED ONSHORE FLOW...COMBINED WITH CONVERGENCE ASSOCIATED WITH
THE COASTAL TROUGH...IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT RAIN CHANCES IN THE 30
PERCENT RANGE ON WEDNESDAY. BEST PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL WILL ONCE
AGAIN SHIFT TOWARD THE COAST AND OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS
DIURNAL HEATING AND INSTABILITY WANE OVER LAND AREAS.

THURSDAY...A LARGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY IS INTRODUCED INTO THE
FORECAST BY THURSDAY...AS MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENTLY
INDICATING IRENE WILL MAINTAIN A NORTH/NORTHWEST TRACK TOWARD THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA AND/OR SOUTHEAST COASTLINE. THE SYSTEM WILL
STILL LIKELY BE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST AREA ON THURSDAY...AND THUS
CONVECTION COULD BE CONTROLLED MAINLY BY THE PINCHED COASTAL
TROUGH. PREFER TO KEEP SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL IN THE 30
PERCENT RANGE AGAIN FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS ON THURSDAY...HIGHEST
ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS CLOSEST TO DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE
TROPICAL SYSTEM. HAVE ALSO INDICATED STEADILY INCREASING SKY COVER
BY MID TO LATE WEEK WITH THE APPROACHING SYSTEM.

PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW AND STEADILY INCREASING CLOUD COVER WILL
ALLOW A SLIGHT COOLING TREND THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. HIGHS
COULD BE A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

&&

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...
MUCH OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE
DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESSION OF HURRICANE IRENE. ALTHOUGH NUMERICAL
MODELS HAVE BEEN FAIRLY CONSISTENT IN TRACKING THE SYSTEM TOWARD THE
FLORIDA AND/OR SOUTHEAST COAST...THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM.

HAVE ATTEMPTED TO INTRODUCE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFICITY IN THE POP
FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AS THESE APPEAR TO BE THE FAVORED
DAYS FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH IRENE. DECENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GFS AND ECMWF REGARDING PRECIPITATION
COVERAGE HAS SUPPORTED INCREASING RAIN CHANCES FROM EAST TO
WEST...PEAKING AT LIKELY IN THE 60 PERCENT RANGE BY THE DAYTIME
HOURS SATURDAY. BEST POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
ALSO BE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WHEN THE STORM COULD BE
TRACKING CLOSEST TO THE FORECAST AREA. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL
BE A BIT SUPPRESSED UNDER THICK CLOUD COVER...STRONG ONSHORE
WINDS...AND DECENT RAIN COVERAGE.

WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK AS THE TROPICAL SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BE MOVING AWAY FROM
THE REGION TO THE NORTH.

IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECASTS FROM
THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER REGARDING HURRICANE IRENE.

&&

.AVIATION /19Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND HAVE INCLUDED TSRA IN BOTH TAFS
BETWEEN 19Z AND 22Z. CAN/T RULE OUT SOME SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY LINGERING INTO THE EVENING HOURS...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS
IS NOT QUITE AS HIGH. AS A RESULT...WILL CARRY VCSH AT BOTH
TERMINALS THROUGH 04Z...AND AMEND AS DETAILS BECOME MORE APPARENT.
ANY LINGERING SHOWERS/STORMS SHOULD LARGELY BE DONE BY
MIDNIGHT...WITH RAIN FREE CONDITIONS THEN ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE TAF FORECAST PERIOD. DEPENDING ON AMOUNTS OF RAIN
SEEN AT THE TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON...COULD SEE SOME MVFR VSBY/S
DEVELOP TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY AT EITHER TERMINAL...BUT
CONFIDENCE IN OCCURRENCE IS TOO LOW TO MENTION IN THE TAFS AT THIS
TIME.

EXTENDED AVIATION OUTLOOK...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COULD
BRIEFLY REDUCE VSBYS AND/OR CIGS EACH AFTERNOON/EVENING THIS
WEEK. TROPICAL STORM OR EVEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY AS HURRICANE IRENE POTENTIALLY IMPACTS THE
REGION.

&&

.MARINE...
A SOUTHERLY WIND REGIME WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT WITH THE
REGION REMAINING ALONG THE WESTERN FRINGES OF ATLANTIC HIGH
PRESSURE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN 15 KT OR LESS THROUGH
TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH THE WIND FIELD COULD BECOME QUITE CHAOTIC
TONIGHT AS TSTMS MOVE OFFSHORE WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A LARGE
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS THE ENTIRE MARINE AREA. MARINERS
ARE URGED TO REMAIN ALERT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR STRONG TO
SEVERE TSTMS. SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS ARE LIKELY.

THE WEAKENING FRONT WILL SETTLE OVER THE MARINE ZONES BY
TUESDAY...DISSIPATING ACROSS THE AREA AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS TO
THE NORTH. ALTHOUGH THERE COULD BE A BRIEF NORTHEAST SURGE ON
TUESDAY BEHIND THE DESCENDING FRONT...WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH EARLY WEEK. MODELS ARE
SUGGESTING A COASTAL TROUGH COULD DEVELOP BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE TO
THE NORTH AND HURRICANE IRENE TO THE SOUTH BY LATE TUESDAY INTO
EARLY THURSDAY. THIS PATTERN WOULD MAINTAIN SOLID ONSHORE FLOW AND
INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE WATERS.

HURRICANE IRENE STILL POSES A THREAT TO THE COASTAL WATERS BY LATE
WEEK...ALTHOUGH THERE CONTINUES TO BE SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY IN THE
TRACK FORECAST THIS FAR OUT. CURRENT NHC TRACK SUGGEST HURRICANE
CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WAVE TOOLS SUPPORTING SEAS AS HIGH
AS 20-30 FT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES
AND/OR WARNINGS COULD BE REQUIRED LATER IN THE WEEK. ALL MARINERS
ARE THUS STRONGLY ADVISED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
IRENE FROM ADVISORIES ISSUED BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

RIP CURRENTS...SWELLS FROM IRENE COULD ARRIVE AS EARLY AS
MID-WEEK...AND CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN
ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.

&&

.TIDES/COASTAL FLOODING...
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS
WEEK...AND DEPENDENT UPON ANY IMPACTS FROM IRENE...THERE COULD BE
SOME COASTAL FLOODING AND BEACH EROSION CONCERNS BEGINNING FRIDAY.

&&

.EQUIPMENT...
WFO CHARLESTON WILL BE RELEASING 6-HOURLY UPPER AIR SOUNDINGS
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE IN SUPPORT OF HURRICANE IRENE.

&&

.CHS WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
414 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047-052-
230815-
JENKINS-SCREVEN-CANDLER-BULLOCH-EFFINGHAM-TATTNALL-EVANS-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-LONG-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
ALLENDALE-HAMPTON-INLAND COLLETON-DORCHESTER-INLAND BERKELEY-
INLAND JASPER-TIDAL BERKELEY-
414 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD ALSO OCCUR.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR
YOUR LOCATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

TROPICS...TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
WEST/NORTHWEST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND POSSIBLY IMPACT
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
WHILE ITS TOO SOON TO SAY WHETHER IRENE WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE
REGION...PROBABILITIES ARE INCREASING THAT TROPICAL STORM OR EVEN
HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR. PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION AFTER 2 PM.

GAZ117-119-139-141-SCZ048>051-230815-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
BEAUFORT-COASTAL COLLETON-CHARLESTON-COASTAL JASPER-
414 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD ALSO OCCUR.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR
YOUR LOCATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

RIP CURRENTS...SWELLS BEING GENERATED BY TROPICAL STORM IRENE
COULD BEGIN TO IMPACT THE BEACHES BY MID-WEEK. THIS WILL RESULT IN
AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS.

TROPICS...TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST/NORTHWEST
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND POSSIBLY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WHILE ITS TOO SOON
TO SAY WHETHER IRENE WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE REGION...PROBABILITIES
ARE INCREASING THAT TROPICAL STORM OR EVEN HURRICANE CONDITIONS
COULD OCCUR. PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS
STORM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION AFTER 2 PM.

AMZ330-350-352-354-374-230815-
CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
414 AM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
COULD ALSO OCCUR.

PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION ARE ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE LATEST
WEATHER CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH OR IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR
YOUR LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
TROPICS...TROPICAL CYCLONE IRENE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
WEST/NORTHWEST FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND POSSIBLY IMPACT
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
WHILE ITS TOO SOON TO SAY WHETHER IRENE WILL DIRECTLY IMPACT THE
REGION...PROBABILITIES ARE INCREASING THAT TROPICAL STORM OR EVEN
HURRICANE CONDITIONS COULD OCCUR. PEOPLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CAREFULLY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS STORM THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER GROUPS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS SHOULD BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE ACTIVATION AFTER 2 PM.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
320 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

GAZ116-117-119-138>141-221945-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND
BRYAN-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-
320 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LIBERTY...BRYAN...
CHATHAM AND MCINTOSH COUNTIES THROUGH 345 PM EDT...

AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES EAST OF
SUNBURY TO MERIDIAN...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BLACKBEARD ISLAND...CARNIGAN...COX...CRESCENT...DARIEN...EULONIA...
HALFMOON LANDING...HARRIS NECK...JONES...MERIDIAN...PINE HARBOR...
RETREAT...RICEBORO...RIDGEVILLE...SAPELO ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...
SOUTH NEWPORT...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...SUNBURY...TOWNSEND...VALONA
AND WOLF ISLAND...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3129 8141 3143 8161 3147 8162 3151 8166
      3153 8166 3158 8157 3177 8144 3183 8131
      3176 8107 3172 8113 3163 8112 3147 8119
      3140 8125 3137 8124 3137 8127 3131 8125
      3130 8127 3131 8139
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 280DEG 12KT 3177 8116 3144 8135

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
338 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     VARNVILLE               32.85N  81.08W
08/22/2011                   HAMPTON            SC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN ON MILLPOND ROAD.

&&

EVENT NUMBER CHS1100882

VB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
339 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

SCZ050-222015-
CHARLESTON-
339 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON COUNTY
THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 339 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR SULLIVANS ISLAND...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 5
MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ISLE OF PALMS...MOUNT PLEASANT...MOUNT PLEASANT TOWNE CENTRE AND
SULLIVANS ISLAND...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON TOLL FREE AT
1-888-383-2024 IF YOU OBSERVE SEVERE WEATHER SUCH AS HAIL...DOWNED
TREES...LIMBS AND POWER LINES. REPORTS CAN ALSO BE SENT BY EMAIL TO
CHS.SKYWARN@NOAA.GOV OR THROUGH TWITTER USING #WXREPORT.

&&

LAT...LON 3279 7975 3277 7981 3275 7983 3275 7985
      3275 7986 3280 7989 3285 7980 3280 7974
TIME...MOT...LOC 1940Z 332DEG 3KT 3277 7982

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
348 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

GAZ137>141-222015-
COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-LONG-
348 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF LIBERTY...LONG AND
MCINTOSH COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 348 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ST. CATHERINES
ISLAND TO JONES...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BLACKBEARD ISLAND...CARNIGAN...COX...CRESCENT...DARIEN...EULONIA...
HALFMOON LANDING...HARRIS NECK...JONES...MERIDIAN...PINE HARBOR...
RETREAT...RIDGEVILLE...SAPELO ISLAND...SHELLMAN BLUFF...SOUTH
NEWPORT...ST. CATHERINES ISLAND...TIBET...TOWNSEND...VALONA AND WOLF
ISLAND...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
PENNY SIZE HAIL...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. IF
OUTDOORS...STAY AWAY FROM ISOLATED TALL OBJECTS. IF INDOORS...STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS AND DOORS. AVOID USING PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL
APPLIANCES UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY.

BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3133 8144 3135 8152 3156 8170 3174 8139
      3175 8124 3170 8112 3163 8112 3155 8117
      3152 8117 3140 8125 3137 8124 3137 8127
      3132 8125 3129 8127 3131 8139 3129 8141
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 313DEG 12KT 3169 8117 3164 8147

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
352 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

GAZ099>101-222015-
BULLOCH-CANDLER-EFFINGHAM-
352 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF BULLOCH...CANDLER AND
EFFINGHAM COUNTIES THROUGH 415 PM EDT...

AT 348 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM LEEFIELD TO
PULASKI...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BAY...BROOKLET...DENMARK...EGYPT...GEORGIA SOUTHERN...GUYTON...
LEEFIELD...MARLOW...NEVILS...PINEORA...PULASKI...REGISTER...
SHAWNEE...SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...STILLWELL AND STILSON...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS STORMS APPROACH.
BE READY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IN CASE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR LOCATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3251 8137 3232 8117 3216 8176 3223 8181
      3242 8207
TIME...MOT...LOC 1952Z 300DEG 12KT 3241 8155 3239 8195

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
409 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

SCZ049-050-222045-
CHARLESTON-COASTAL COLLETON-
409 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF CHARLESTON AND
COLLETON COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM EDT...

AT 405 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM...NEAR EDISTO ISLAND...MOVING SOUTH AT 5 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BENNETTS POINT...EDISTO BEACH AND EDISTO ISLAND...

PREPARE NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS...
STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...
DIME SIZE HAIL...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...
TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY PRODUCE LOCALIZED FLOODING...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HAVE AN ACTION PLAN READY IN THE EVENT THIS STORM STRENGTHENS OR A
WARNING IS ISSUED. CONTINUE TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

&&

LAT...LON 3254 8017 3255 8020 3246 8036 3244 8035
      3245 8037 3247 8035 3249 8036 3247 8039
      3257 8051 3270 8037 3257 8015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2009Z 000DEG 4KT 3258 8037